20 Easy Photography Tricks That Will Make You a Picture Taking Master

3. Use Apps, such as Camera Awesome and Camera+, to enhance your smart phone pictures

Photography apps on smart phones have come a long way. While smart phones don’t offer the professional capabilities of DSLR camera, you can still use these apps to help adjust and enhance your photos to take them to a new level.

Two favorites are Camera Awesome (iphone and Android) and Camera + (iphone). Camera Awesome has an easy-to-set timer and burst feature. It also allows you to set ISO, white balance and exposure separately.

4. Use burst mode to capture a fleeting range of expressions, motion and improve the odds of a good group shot

In burst mode, several photos are captured in quick succession. This feature is available on most digital cameras, DSLRs and through app features on your smart phone. You shoot in this continuous high speed by holding down the shutter button on your camera.